Thursday, 26 March 2015

Direct

2. (also intr.) to give commands or orders with authority to
(a person or group)

3. to tell or show (someone) the way to a place

4. to aim, point, or cause to move towards a goal

5. to address (a letter, parcel, etc.)

6. to address (remarks, words, etc.)

7. (also intr.) to provide guidance to (actors, cameramen,
etc.) in the rehearsal of a play or the filming of a motion picture

8. (also intr.) to conduct (a piece of music or musicians),
usually while performing oneself

9. another word (especially US) for controlling or guiding
(an orchestra, choir, etc.) by the movements of the hands or a baton

-adj.

10. without delay or evasion; straightforward

11. without turning aside; uninterrupted; shortest; straight

12. without intervening persons or agencies; immediate

13. honest; frank; candid

14. (usually prenominal) precise; exact

15. diametrical

16. in an unbroken line of descent, as from father to son
over succeeding generations

17. (of government, decisions, etc.) by or from the
electorate rather than through representatives

18. (logic, mathematics) (of a proof) progressing from the premises
to the conclusion, rather than eliminating the possibility of the falsehood of
the conclusion (astronomy) moving from west to east on the celestial sphere

of or relating to direct current

19. (of a secondary induced current) having the same
direction as the primary current